Assertion :The heat rejected to the hot sink is greater than the heat absorbed from the cold source, so the heating COP is one greater than the cooling COP. Reason: CoP of a heat engine can be increased by decreasing its work input.
A
Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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B
Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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C
Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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D
Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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Solution
The correct option is B Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
The COP of a heat pump depends on its duty. The heat rejected to the hot sink is greater than the heat absorbed from the cold source, so the heating COP is 1 greater than the cooling COP.
The COP of a heat pump system can be improved by reducing the temperature gap Thot minus Tcold at which the system works.